The average acceptance rate over 4-years colleges is higher than last year, but high ranked colleges still have low acceptance rate. In particular, the acceptance rate at prestigious colleges such as best colleges including Stanford, Harvard, and MIT is lower than last year.
California Institute of Technology stays at first place of the lowest acceptance rate ranking since last year. Harvard University also maintained its second place in the ranking.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $62,285 and graduate tuition & fees is $52,301 for the academic year 2023-2024.
We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.| School Name | Acceptance Rate | Yield | SAT Score | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Total Population | Graduation Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CAPrivate, 4-year | 3.14% 0.45% | 64.56% | - | $63,255 | 2,401 | 93.00% | 3 to 1 |
| 2 - | Harvard University Cambridge, MAPrivate, 4-year | 3.45% 0.21% | 83.72% | 1,550 | $59,076 | 30,631 | 97.00% | 7 to 1 |
| 3 - | Stanford University Stanford, CAPrivate, 4-year | 3.91% 0.23% | 80.94% | 1,550 | $62,484 | 18,283 | 93.00% | 5 to 1 |
| 4 - | Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NYPrivate, 4-year | 4.23% 0.28% | 63.14% | 1,540 | $68,171 | 34,782 | 95.00% | 6 to 1 |
| 5 - | Yale University New Haven, CTPrivate, 4-year | 4.50% 0.07% | 70.37% | 1,540 | $64,700 | 14,776 | 96.00% | 6 to 1 |
| 5 3 | Princeton University Princeton, NJPrivate, 4-year | 4.50% 1.20% | 76.66% | 1,540 | $59,710 | 8,842 | 97.00% | 5 to 1 |
| 7 - | University of Chicago Chicago, ILPrivate, 4-year | 4.79% 0.64% | 87.94% | 1,550 | $65,619 | 18,339 | 95.00% | 5 to 1 |
| 8 2 | Brown University Providence, RIPrivate, 4-year | 5.23% 0.17% | 63.10% | 1,540 | $68,230 | 11,189 | 96.00% | 6 to 1 |
| 9 4 | Northeastern University Boston, MAPrivate, 4-year | 5.65% 1.15% | 50.27% | 1,500 | $63,141 | 30,013 | 90.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 10 1 | University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PAPrivate, 4-year | 5.87% 0.63% | 69.25% | 1,540 | $66,104 | 28,201 | 97.00% | 8 to 1 |
| 11 1 | Dartmouth College Hanover, NHPrivate, 4-year | 6.23% 0.15% | 67.11% | 1,540 | $65,511 | 6,744 | 96.00% | 7 to 1 |
| 12 - | Vanderbilt University Nashville, TNPrivate, 4-year | 6.28% 0.39% | 57.03% | 1,540 | $63,946 | 13,710 | 93.00% | 7 to 1 |
| 13 2 | Pomona College Claremont, CAPrivate, 4-year | 6.76% 0.26% | 49.82% | 1,520 | $62,326 | 1,716 | 93.00% | 7 to 1 |
| 14 5 | Duke University Durham, NCPrivate, 4-year | 6.78% 0.43% | 55.39% | 1,550 | $65,805 | 18,023 | 96.00% | 6 to 1 |
| 15 5 | Colby College Waterville, MEPrivate, 4-year | 6.83% 0.78% | 49.79% | 1,510 | $66,600 | 2,299 | 90.00% | 10 to 1 |
| 16 2 | Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PAPrivate, 4-year | 6.94% 0.01% | 41.83% | 1,530 | $62,412 | 1,625 | 94.00% | 8 to 1 |
| 17 1 | Northwestern University Evanston, ILPrivate, 4-year | 7.15% 0.06% | 57.01% | 1,530 | $65,997 | 23,161 | 96.00% | 6 to 1 |
| 18 1 | Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MDPrivate, 4-year | 7.56% 0.31% | 48.18% | 1,550 | $62,840 | 31,275 | 95.00% | 6 to 1 |
| 19 4 | Rice University Houston, TXPrivate, 4-year | 7.88% 0.80% | 45.97% | 1,550 | $58,128 | 8,672 | 96.00% | 6 to 1 |
| 20 4 | Barnard College New York, NYPrivate, 4-year | 7.96% 0.83% | 75.64% | 1,510 | $66,246 | 3,442 | 93.00% | 10 to 1 |
| 21 4 | Bowdoin College Brunswick, MEPrivate, 4-year | 8.02% 1.17% | 57.34% | 1,510 | $64,910 | 1,915 | 96.00% | 9 to 1 |
| 22 3 | Cornell University Ithaca, NYPrivate, 4-year | 8.16% 0.69% | 66.01% | 1,520 | $66,014 | 25,898 | 95.00% | 9 to 1 |
| 23 1 | University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CAPublic, 4-year | 8.73% 0.16% | 51.70% | - | $44,524 ($13,747) | 46,430 | 93.00% | 18 to 1 |
| 24 2 | New York University New York, NYPrivate, 4-year | 9.41% 3.05% | 54.41% | 1,530 | $60,438 | 59,144 | 88.00% | 8 to 1 |
| 25 7 | Amherst College Amherst, MAPrivate, 4-year | 9.82% 2.56% | 39.04% | 1,500 | $67,280 | 1,898 | 93.00% | 7 to 1 |
| 26 5 | Williams College Williamstown, MAPrivate, 4-year | 9.99% 1.49% | 47.25% | 1,530 | $64,860 | 2,222 | 97.00% | 6 to 1 |
| 27 - | Pacific Oaks College Pasadena, CAPrivate, 4-year | 10.00% 29.68% | 66.67% | - | $33,360 | 1,068 | - | 4 to 1 |
| Average | 6.66% | 60.75% | 1,532 | $62,285 ($13,747) | 16,544 | 94.35% | 7 to 1 |